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(No Model.)

C. KAHLHOFER.

BUCKLE. No. 314,452. Patented Mar. 24, 1885.

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BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION 'forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,4!52, dated ,March 2d, llf.

Application tiled January 2Q, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs KAHLHOFER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Centralia, in the county of Marion and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Buckles, ot' which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a fastening for shoes, and is designed more especially to be applied to what are known as low-cut shoes and overshoes, which are usually held in place upon the foot ofthe wearer by a buckle or like connection.

rllhe invention has for its object the production of a fastening of the character described which shall be neat and attract-ive in appearance, one that may be almost instantly fastenel and with but little trouble, and, further, to provide va fastening which may he manufactured and supplied at a slight cost, and one that may be readily and easily applied.

With these ends in view the invention consists in the combination, with an attaching plate or plates, ofa pivoted sectional fastening.

The invention further consists in the improved construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a shoe, showing my improved fastening applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section, and Fig. 3 is a detail view in perspective ofone of the plates to which my improved fastening is attached at one end.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures, A represents a shoe.

B'represents a metal plate having the prongs or spurs c formed integral therewith, said plate being adapted to be' attached to one side or tlap of the shoe by passing the prongs or spurs a through the same, and then bending them upon the inside of the iiap of said shoe, thus firmly securing the plate in place.

C represents a plate having a slot or cutout portion, b, at its inner end, in which slot or cut-out portion the inner end of the plate B is inserted, and then bent back upon itself to form a bearing for the plate G, thus pivotally securing said plates together. lThe plate C is curved inwardly slightly, and is pivoted at its outer end to the fastening-plate D, a slot being formed at the outer end of said fasteningplate D, and the outer end of the plate C bent around the same to form apivotal connection. The fastening-plate D is convexe-concave, and is provided With downwardly-eXtending side flanges, d, and at its innerend with an extension or projection bent to form a hook, e.

E represents a plate which is adapted to be attached to the other or opposite tia'p of the shoe to that mentioned. lThe said plate E is provided with prongs or spurs j", which are adapted to be passed through the iiap and bent 'upon the same to secure the flap in place. The said plate E is provided with a series of slots, g, thus forming cross-bars h. to any one of which the hook upon the plate D may be attached.

in operation the eonvexo-eoncave plate C rests within the convexe-concave plate D, the side flanges of said plate D preventing any lateral movement of the plate C. The hook on the end of the plate D is engaged with any one ot' the series of bars/1, thus completing the fastening.

To remove the shoe. the pivoted end of the plate D is raised, thus removing the plate C therefrom and allowing the iiaps to hte drawn apart a sufficient distance to allow of the removal of the shoe; and to fasten the shoe after it has been adjusted upon the foot the plate D is slightly raised and pushed toward the plate B, thus causing the plate C to drop in the seat upon the under side of the plate D, and as the line of draft is on a line with the pivotal connection ofthe plate D it is impossible for the fastening to become detached without first raising said plate D.

As many of the beforedeseribed fastening devices may be employed upon a shoe as is necessary; but ordinarily one will sufiiee.

The improvement described is simple in its construction, neat and attractive in appearance, may be manufactured and supplied at a comparatively slight cost, is effectivein its operation, and by its employment ashoe may be fastened or nnfastened in the minimum amount of time.

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l Having fully described my invention, what l 3. |lhe herein-described shoe-fastening,con

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination,with an attaching-plate, of a pivoted sectional fastening consisting of tWo plates pivoted together., and pivotally connected with the attaching-plate, one of' said plates having side flanges and a hook at Aits Y end, and a plate having a series of cross-bars,

substantially as set forth.

2. 'Ihe combination,with an attaching-plate, of convexoconcave plates pivoted together and pivotally connected to said attaching-plate,

. one of said plates having side anges, a hook on one of said plates, and a plate adapted to receive said hook, as set forth.

sisting of an attaching-plate, `a conveXo-concave plate pivoted thereto, a conveXo-concave plate pivoted to the plate C, side flanges on said plate D, ahool on said plate, andaplate, E, having means, substantially as described, for its attachment, and a series of cross-bars adapted to be engaged by the hook on the plate D, substantially as set forth. V

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES KAHLHOFER. Witnesses:

FRED HARTMAN, ANTON BERGTOLD. 

